Tokyo Olympics: Hockey - India lose to Australia 1-7

The moment of reckoning is here - a match against World No 1 hockey team Australia.

The second of the back-to-back games which, apparently, was important enough to have influenced the selections in "hot and humid" Tokyo.

After getting over the line against New Zealand 3-2 in less than sublime fashion, Manpreet and co face the mighty Australians - who themselves made heavy weather of their against hosts Japan (the lowest-ranked team in the competition) winning 5-3 in the end.

Can a young Indian side raise their game against one of the best teams in world hockey?

The numbers favour Australia who have won a whopping 85 games out of 128 played overall, but history takes a back seat today as Graham Reid's team are known to have humbled the best on their day - be it Australia, Belgium, or the Netherlands.

So, do not miss the action as the hockey superpowers clash one more time to create yet another memorable encounter - one, that hopefully will be remembered by Indian hockey fans for a long time to come.

India and Australia have faced each other 10 times at the Olympic Games with the Aussies coming out victorious 5 times while the Indians won 3.

Who will emerge as the winner today - or will both teams split points?

The match begins at 1500 IST

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